Christmas tree decorations consisting of several blown glass objects assembled together

ABSTRACT

The invention concerns a method for producing Christmas tree decorations consisting of several blown glass objects assembled together consisting in: implanting a seat in the base element body which can freely receive the tenons of the other element. Before they are assembled the seat and the tenon are coated with a quick-setting plastic binder such that the seat-tenon assembly is slightly elastic. The unpolished Christmas tree decoration can therefore be easily subjected to further surface treatment such as being painted, coated with paste or covered with brocade and the like.

The subject of the patent is the production of Christmas tree ornamentscomposed of several blown objects assembled to form one piece.

Several methods related to assembling glass elements are known.

The heat method involves welding elements preheated to the softeningtemperature, which is a difficult technique requiring a great deal oflabor. It requires high qualifications and a considerable amount of workand leads to great consumption of heat energy, and the resultingassembly is rigid, fragile, and breakable.

The glass elements can also be assembled using glues. But doing sorequires elements with large surface areas, and the majority of theglues are subject to the aging process, particularly under the influenceof weather.

Glass elements can also be assembled using metal structures in the formof frames. This is the method used to produce stained glass windows, andit is suitable practically only for flat elements.

According to the description of Polish patent no. 120335, a method forassembling glass and/or ceramic elements is known that consists ofmaking construction attachments that are coated or dipped in the moltenassembly material, since the temperature of the glass and/or ceramicelements is maintained between 50° C. and the fusion temperature of theassembly material in order to have the assembly material solidifysubsequently. The attachments of two or more shaped glass and/or ceramicelements are then finally assembled by soldering or welding.

The method in accordance with the invention essentially consists ofeliminating the heated operations thanks to execution, at the stage ofproducing the blown glass objects, in the form of seats having thedimensions and spatial layouts of the defined base bodies of the blownobjects on which one freely places the tenons of other elements ofappropriate shape, while the seat itself and the tenons, before assemblyof the elements, are covered with a quick-setting plastic bondingmaterial.

The method of completing the assemblies consists of making in the basebodies, during the phase of producing the blown glass object, a seathaving a profile and a spatial arrangement allowing the tenon for theother elements of the Christmas tree ornament to be freely placed insuch a way that it can be placed in accordance with the desired shapeand in the appropriate direction, while the surfaces of the assemblyseat and tenon are coated with a quick-setting plastic bonding materialso they can be assembled afterward and so they can be placed in a mouldproviding the desired, reproducible shapes of Christmas tree ornamentswhile the bonding material is setting. Depending on the number ofelements assembled in the base body, one or more identical seats can bemade in one or more assembled elements, and on other elements there areappropriately formed assembly tenons.

The advantage of the method in accordance with the invention is thepossibility of assembling several blown glass objects in a permanentfashion while forming Christmas tree ornaments having varied shapes anddimensions, having flat arrangements with any spacing, since theassembly is done without reheating, and after it solidifies the assemblyis permanent but elastic.

The glass Christmas tree ornaments made in that way of several blownglass objects assembled to form one piece can be subjected to otheroperations to decorate the surface, such as painting, gilding,embellishment, and the like.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for constructing a Christmas treeornament, said method comprised of the steps of: producing a blown glassbase element, said blown glass base element having at least one seatformed thereon wherein said seat is of a predetermined size and surface;producing at least one additional blown glass element, said additionalblown glass element having at least one tenon formed thereon, said tenonhaving a predetermined size and surface for fitting into said seatformed on said blown glass base element; and coating with a quicksetting adhesive said tenon and said seat forming said ornament byinserting said adhesive coated tenon into said seat.
 2. The method asclaimed in claim 1, wherein after said coating step the method furthercomprises the step of subjecting said ornament to surface treatmentsincluding any one of painting, gilding, and embellishment.
 3. The methodas claimed in claim 1, further comprising the step of forming aplurality of seats on said blown glass base element.
 4. The method asclaimed in claim 3, further comprising the step of forming a pluralityof additional blown glass elements, each of said additional blown glasselements having a tenon formed thereon.
 5. The method as claimed inclaim 4, further comprising the steps of coating with a quick settingadhesive said plurality of tenons and said plurality of seats formingsaid ornament by inserting said adhesive coated tenons into said seats.